ATLANTA, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- North Star Health announced today that Ken Horowitz has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Horowitz brings to his position over 30 years as a technology industry veteran in a variety of senior leadership roles.
"Ken brings vast experience with early stage companies, and exemplary knowledge of channel strategy and execution. His consistent achievement of business goals, along with his broad knowledge of both the healthcare and technology industries, will assist North Star Health with our focus on operational excellence as we continue to deliver world class service to our current clients and develop new revenue opportunities," said Paul Davis, MD and Founder of North Star Health.
Most recently, Mr. Horowitz served as President and Chief Operating Officer at Employease, Inc., the leader in SaaS based HR/Benefits solutions, which was acquired by ADP in 2006. During his tenure, he led the company to exponential growth and built the company's client base to over 1500 customers.
Prior to joining Employease, Inc. in 1999, Mr. Horowitz spent 7 years as Vice President and General Manager of PeopleSoft, Inc. In that position, he started the company's first vertical market, healthcare, and grew the business to over $70 million. Prior to that, Mr. Horowitz held a variety of leadership positions at HBO & Company for over ten years, including Sales and General Management.
"I am excited to be joining the senior leadership team at North Star Health," said Mr. Horowitz. "The company is the clear market leader with Lumina(TM), their cost and care management program that integrates wellness, preventive health, disease management and predictive health functionalities into one platform. With a focus on chronic disease management and prevention, the company has a clear vision on how to deliver real-time business intelligence with a decision support tool that drives health care spending trends down and employee productivity up. My goal is to deliver on that vision with solid results."
Mr. Horowitz replaces Paul Davis, MD, Founder and the previous Chief Executive Officer, who recently announced his intention to move into the permanent role as Chief Strategy Officer of North Star Health.
ABOUT NORTH STAR HEALTH
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, North Star Health ( www.northstarhealth.com ) is a health care data analytics company providing risk, cost, and care- management solutions for health plans, TPAs, self-insured companies, and wellness companies. Lumina(TM) from North Star Health integrates wellness, preventive health, disease management and predictive health functionalities into one platform. It was developed in conjunction with a nationally recognized health care policy expert and economist, Dr. Ken E. Thorpe.
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